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EXHIBIT 10.22
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
THIS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 30th day of March 1993,
by and among
HOPEWELL ENERGY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, a private corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of Hong Kong, with its principal
address at the 64th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong
Kong, represented herein by its Director, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, who is
duly authorized to represent it in this Agreement, hereinafter referred
to as HOPEWELL;
NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, a government owned and controlled
corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue
of Republic Act No. 6395, as amended, with its principal
office at the corner of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
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President, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, who is duly authorized to represent
it in this Agreement, hereinafter referred to as NAPOCOR; and
HOPEWELL POWER (PHILIPPINES) CORP., a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the Philippines, with office address at
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is duly authorized to represent it in this Agreement, hereinafter
referred to as HOPEWELL PHILIPPINES.
WHEREAS, HOPEWELL, NAPOCOR and HOPEWELL PHILIPPINES are parties to an energy
conversion agreement (the "Project Agreement") dated 9th November 1991, as
supplemented by an Accession Undertaking dated 28th January 1992 and amended by
a letter-agreement dated 9th December 1992, whereby HOPEWELL agreed to design,
build and operate a coal-fired thermal power station in the Philippines and
transfer the same to NAPOCOR on the Transfer Date (as defined therein).
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WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend certain provisions of the Project Agreement
as hereinafter provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Interpretation.
Terms defined in the Project Agreement shall bear the same meanings
herein. Section headings are inserted for ease of reference only and
shall not be construed as interpretation of text. In this Amendment
Agreement, words denoting the singular number includes the plural and
vice-versa.
2. Amendments.
2.1 Articles 2.4, 3.6(i) and (ii), 3.7, 28.2(iv) and 28.4 of the Project
Agreement are hereby amended as follows:
2.4 THE SITE. NAPOCOR shall make full access available to and
from the Site to HOPEWELL, its employees, contractors,
sub-contractors and advisors along the Access Road (and for
such purpose construct on a timely basis and maintain at
NAPOCOR's cost the Access Road), for the purpose of
constructing and operating the Power Station, at no cost to
HOPEWELL, for the period from the Effective Date until the
Transfer Date and shall make available reasonable access to
and from the Site between the date hereof and the Effective
Date for the purpose of allowing preliminary contract works.
Subject to NAPOCOR providing the necessary and timely access
and land for the purpose, HOPEWELL shall be responsible for
the construction, maintenance and cost of the Bridge and the
construction, maintenance and operation of the water pipeline
from Palsabangan River to the Site, including the raw water
intake, pump station and all related structures and
facilities.
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3.6 ROADS AND ELECTRICITY. NAPOCOR shall at its own cost:
(i) ensure that there is provided to the Site by not
later than 31st December 1993 the Access Road capable of
taking traffic to and from the Site (and shall maintain and
repair the Access Road to ensure that it is so capable at all
times);
(ii) provide on a timely basis all land required by HOPEWELL
in connection with the construction of the Bridge and the
pipeline and related facilities referred to in Article 2.4 and
ensure that there is provided to and from the Site access
along the Access Road from the National Highway on the
mainland to the Bridge and from the Bridge to the Site, in
each case in accordance with the requirements of the
Seventeenth Schedule (Access Road and Bridge Specifications);
3.7 SITE. NAPOCOR shall, at its own cost, give vacant possession of the
Site to HOPEWELL by not later than the Effective Date and hereby
warrants to HOPEWELL that the Site will be owned by NAPOCOR free from
all liens and encumbrances and warrants and guarantees to HOPEWELL its
peaceful and exclusive possession of the Site from the Effective Date
to the Transfer Date. NAPOCOR shall, at its expense, take all steps
necessary to ensure that it has registered legal title to the Site in
its name and, when requested by HOPEWELL, shall execute such
instruments as may be necessary to permit the annotation thereon of
HOPEWELL's right to use the Site under this Agreement and the
assignment of the same for the purpose of arranging financing for the
Project. The Power Station will be located at the Site, which (a) shall
be made available to HOPEWELL at no cost to HOPEWELL for the period
from the Effective Date until the Transfer Date and (b) shall not be
used for any purpose other than for power generation and support
activities as contemplated herein without the prior consent of NAPOCOR.
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28.2(iv) a copy of an absolute deed of sale conveying title to the Site
to NAPOCOR in a manner satisfactory to HOPEWELL, certified by the
corporate secretary of NAPOCOR in a manner satisfactory to HOPEWELL or
in lieu thereof, evidence satisfactory to HOPEWELL that the appropriate
trial court has issued a judicial order of condemnation and resolved
any motion for reconsideration of such order in favor of NAPOCOR in
expropriation proceedings for the Site, and evidence that NAPOCOR has
taken steps to acquire the right of way for the Access Road;
28.4 In the event that (i) NAPOCOR for any reason is unable by 31st
December 1993 to obtain either registered legal title to the Site in
its name or a final condemnation order in respect of the Site, or (ii)
NAPOCOR is found by the courts to be not entitled to expropriate the
Site or any portion thereof, or (iii) any of the owners of the Site or
any other person (other than NAPOCOR) is restored in, or awarded, the
possession of the Site or any portion thereof, or (iv) NAPOCOR for any
reason fails to provide HOPEWELL with peaceful and exclusive possession
of the Site at any time from the Effective Date to the Transfer Date,
or (v) NAPOCOR fails to complete the Access Road by 31st December 1993,
or (vi) fails on a timely basis to provide use or access to land or
rights of way necessary for the construction, maintenance, and
operation of the water pipeline and related facilities referred to in
Article 2.4, or (vii) any of the approvals, consents, registrations,
exemptions or other rights, laws or regulations referred to in Articles
28.2 or 28.3 or the Ninth Schedule (Documentary Requirements for the
Effective Date), is subsequently terminated, withdrawn, rescinded or
amended or any new required extension, approval, consent or
registration cannot be obtained and as a result thereof the interest of
HOPEWELL in the Site, the Project or the Power Station and/or
HOPEWELL's economic return (net of tax or other imposition) on its
investment is materially reduced, prejudiced or otherwise adversely
affected (including, without limitation, any restriction on the ability
to remit funds in dollars outside of the Philippines), then the parties
hereto shall meet and endeavour to agree on amendments to this
Agreement and if after 60 days no such agreement has been reached the
provisions of Article 8.5 shall apply.
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2.2 The second paragraph of the Seventeenth Schedule to the Project
Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
SPECIFICATIONS
The Access Road and Bridge shall be capable of taking,
carrying and handling the loads of all types of vehicles in
all weather conditions during the construction, operation and
maintenance of the Power Station and shall be completed not
later than 31st December 1993.
3. References to the Project Agreement.
Any reference in the Project Agreement, the Accession Undertaking or
the Amendment Agreement to "this Agreement" and any other reference,
whether express or implied to a clause or provision of the Project
Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to the Project Agreement
and to a clause or provision thereof as hereby amended.
4. Effectiveness.
This Amendment Agreement shall take effect on the date hereof. Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, no provision hereof shall be
deemed to amend the provisions of the Project Agreement, which
provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
5. Miscellaneous.
The provisions of Clauses 20, 22 and 24 of the Project Agreement shall
apply to this Amendment Agreement as if the same were herein repeated
in full mutatis mutandis.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment Agreement has been executed by the parties
through their duly authorized representatives on the day and year first above
written at Quezon City.
HOPEWELL ENERGY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Director
NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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President
HOPEWELL POWER (PHILIPPINES) CORP.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Director
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CONSENT
The foregoing Amendment Agreement has been executed with our acknowledgment and
consent.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
(As Guarantor under the
Performance Undertaking
dated January 29, 1992)
By: /s/ illegible
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Under Secretary of Finance
